The Good News And The Bad News

[bloodyrosemccoy]

The good news is that I am POSSESSED BY SCRIBBLEDEMONS and have been furiously stitching together one of the stories I've been kicking around for years, and every writer's block in the story's path is being obliterated in great blasts of inspiration.

The bad news is that this is the story with hobbits in it and it is not actually something I could publish.

Oh, well. Take inspiration where it comes, I suppose. Now if you'll excuse me, MUST WRITE OR THE SCRIBBLEDEMONS WILL EAT MY BRAIN

Comments

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

Techncially, you can't copyright a concept, like hobbits. AIUI their claim would have to rest on anything using hobbits being considered a "derivative work" of Tolkein's writings.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Although they do seem to be trying to make the case that ALL fantasy is derived from Tolkien's work at this point. Gotta hand it to 'em for trying.

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

Yeah, good luck on that one (but not really).